Where does “zweckrationality” come from?

zweckrationality (English) comes from English ity, from Ingrian -u — Used to form nouns from verbs.

zweckrationality (English): Quality of being zweckrational

Definitions

  1. Quality of being zweckrational

Ancestry of “zweckrationality”, step by step

zweckrationality traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English ity

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishity—
2Ingrian-uUsed to form nouns from verbs

via English zweckrational

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishzweckrationalPursued after evaluating its consequences and...
Every word from Ingrian -u →Every word from English ity →